Athens Park Receives Gift of A Cannon By Kevin Fox   Thanks to the efforts of the Friends of Athens group, the Battle of Athens State Historic Site now has a cannon on permanent display. According to Battle of Athens Site Superintendent Jerry Toops, “This 1841 Napoleon style cannon is close to what they (State Guards)…

Edina, MO – According to Edina Police Officer David Fagin, The Blessing Center in Edina received one of at least four bomb threats faxed to different entities in the state on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, which includes the Kirksville Tech Center. In Edina, the threat indicated bombs were inside and around the facility with enough…

Skirvin Demolition of Liberty, Illinois, was awarded the demolition contract for 17 properties in Kahoka. At their Monday, May 8 meeting, the Kahoka Board of Aldermen approved Skirvin’s low bid of $72,995. Bids ranged as high as $171,333 for the project. An asbestos abatement contract was also awarded to Forefront, from Oak Grove, Missouri, in…

School Board Approves Changes To Stadium Project By Mike Scott The Clark County R-1 school board approved three changes to the stadium project underway at the high school, which will add $61,040 to the total cost. The board approved the changes at their Wednesday, May 10 meeting. The first, and most costly item on the…

On the morning of April 25, 2017 at 2:56 am, a white male with a shaved head entered the One Stop Gas Station in Wayland, Clark County, Missouri, while the business was closed. The suspect entered the building by shattering the glass door with a hammer. While in the station the suspect stole more than…

U.S. Congressman Sam Graves spent about 30 minutes at the Truman State University Farm in Kirksville on Friday, April 21, 2017 talking about what he’s doing in Washington, D.C., giving updates on some of the national political goings on and taking questions from attendees. Watch the full video of his visit below.

It was a big day for Northeast Missouri. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, nominated by President Donald Trump in December and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February, Scott Pruitt paid a visit to the Thomas Hill Power Plant outside of Macon, Missouri, and spoke to a crowd of nearly 250 people about the new direction of…

(This story was featured in the April 5, 2017 editions of The Edina Sentinel, The Media in Kahoka, the Shelby County Herald and The Clarence Courier newspapers.) By Echo Menges After many discussions with community members, students, parents and guardians, educators and law enforcement – we have come to a conclusion. Students are much more…

A Clark County woman and a two-year-old child survived being hit by a vehicle on Highway 136 Wednesday afternoon. On April 12, 2017, at approximately 3:40 p.m. the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a crash two miles West of Wayland. The crash occurred while Calove Sackman, 25, of Kahoka,…

Echo & Ken are joined by Sgt. Eric Brown of the Missouri State Highway Patrol for this weeks podcast recorded on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at The Edina Sentinel office. Sgt. Brown is the Public Information Officer for MSHP Troop B. We examine protecting children from becoming victims of bullying (cyber and in-person) as well…